In defence of fat white americans i have to say i was on holidays there for a few months two years ago and when i got home id put on almost a half stone weight and i had a flabby midrif. Ive always prided myselkf on being and staying in good shape and while i didnt have a six pack i had a healthy 4 pack with a generally flat tummy and solid upper body. But after my holiday i had gone to sh**. i couldnt belive it. I tried to eat healthy while i as there, steak and meals i cooked myself. I stayed away form fast food and all that stuff but still i aended up with a gut.

Its got to be the food over there. Even the best steak had a high fat content. All the food seems to have a very high calorie content and soda/cooke etc are very sweet and must be packed with sugar. It took me 4 to get rid of the flab i put on in less than 2.

Yes people are lazy but there lazy everywhere and americans seems far too found of ice cream and facst food but its the content of the food thats doing the damage. European food seems to be much healthier.

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thats funny that you should say that. when i was over in europe i was starving. you get a sandwich with one slice of meat on it. Were you working out while you were here??

I was thinkin about this the other day. I was drivin down the street and I remember a story about overweight people in the US. The more I think about it the more it makes sense. We spoil ourselves rotten, back in the day people cooked healthy meals for dinner because they didnt have the choice. Around my house alone within 1/2 mile theres 6 or 7 resturaunts a donut shop and a pizza hut. Why cook a meal when you can get a pizza within 20 min or less and not have to cook when you could be watching TV?... Spoiled is what it is and well I am not fat,.... yet.... but I figure 500 more double whoppers with cheese in the next several years will prolly make me so. I wont complain tho, I love my junkfood.

to be honest no, just dips and chin-ups n press-ups, no gyums stuff though.
its the content of the food.

Those are the best strength building exercises you can do.

I disagree. At some point your own body weight won't be enough. Adding weights to a bar or a gym machine will get you a lot more effective workout. Of course the most cost-effective exercises are the own body weight exercises.

I remember one rotund spanish preist who taught at my high school, he said when he would go back to Spain, he would eat as much as he wanted and actually LOST weight. No our food in America is artificial, genetically modified, and full of chemicals.

Did you know when an American dies now, the mortuary can take it's time in perserving the body because we are already full of perservatives.

There seem to be a lot of fat Italian-American teenagers. They kind of look and dress like Ricky Martin, with a gut hanging out, and of course the gold chain, lol.

In Italy though, it is rare to see an over weight child.

So it is definitely the American lifestyle.

It also seems like northern European Americans are lankier or something, and have higher metabolisms.

* The best way to lose weight and keep it off is to lose it slowly. Make lifestyle changes. Focus on healthy living and feeling good versus losing weight (ie, don't get hung up on numbers, percentages or let a scale dictate your mood).

* Give yourself some time for rest and renewal each day. Joining a group or club that supports your interests may help you stay grounded.

* Wear a pedometer to help keep track of your steps: aim for 10,000 steps/day.

* Drink 8 or more glasses of water each day. Your body needs the fluids to metabolize and absorb essential nutrients.

* Eat 4 or 5 smaller meals/day versus 2 to 3 larger meals and the less processed the food, the better. There's no excuse to eat fast food, potato chips, candy...Stop the rationalizing and take responsibility.

* Lose the friends or the environments that negatively affect your self-esteem. Unresolved emotional conflicts in your life, including stress of any type, is a recipe for weight gain.

* Snacking while watching tv or with your mind diverted away from the food takes your consciousness out of the picture and allows your subconscious with all its fears and inadequacies to assume control.

* Use creative visualization to imagine what you want to look like. Having a mindset that you'll always be a fatass or there's no hope for you will keep you stuck in that gear. Think and be positive.

Good luck to everyone out there in their quest for a happy physical, mental, spiritual and emotional state of being.